Little Bohemia

Little Bohemia

Little Bohemia is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Czechs (Bohemians) or people of Czech ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.

Examples

* Little Bohemia in Los Angeles, California
* Little Bohemia in Oakland, California
* Little Bohemia in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
* Bohemian Flats in Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Little Bohemia in Omaha, Nebraska
* Little Bohemia in Cleveland, Ohio
* Little Bohemia in Montreal, Quebec

Other uses

* "Little Bohemia" is a resort and restaurant in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, where criminal John Dillinger was in a gunfight with federal agents
* "Little Bohemia" is a nickname of West Village in Manhattan, New York City


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Little Bohemia (Omaha, Nebraska) — Little Bohemia, or Bohemian Town, is a historic neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. Starting in the 1880s, Czech immigrants settled in this highly concentrated area, also called Praha (Prague) or Bohemian Town , bounded by South 10th Street on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Little Bohemia Lodge — The Little Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin is the site of the epic 1934 gun battle between John Dillinger and his gang, and Melvin Purvis and the FBI. The Lodge was built in 1927, suffered a fire in 1928, and was rebuilt in 1930.… …   Wikipedia

  • Bohemia River — The Bohemia River is a tributary of the Elk River on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is located in Cecil County, Maryland, with its headwaters extending into New Castle County, Delaware. The Bohemia River begins east of Hacks Point, Maryland, where… …   Wikipedia

  • Little Otik — Otesánek Film poster for Otesánek Directed by Jan Švankmajer Produced by Keith Griffiths Jaromir Kallista Jan Švankmajer …   Wikipedia

  • Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia — Infobox Saint name=Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia birth date=c. 907 death date=September 28, 935 feast day=September 28 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize=200px caption=Statue of Saint Wenceslaus in… …   Wikipedia

  • Kingdom of Bohemia (1526–1648) — Although the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Margravate of Moravia were both under Habsburg rule, they followed different paths of development. Moravians had accepted the hereditary right of the Austrian Habsburgs to rule and thus escaped the intense… …   Wikipedia

  • Dobrawa of Bohemia — For other uses, see Dąbrówka (disambiguation). Dobrawa of Bohemia Dobrawa of Bohemia, by Jan Matejko Duchess consort of the Polans Tenure 965–977 …   Wikipedia

  • Świętosława I of Bohemia — [ Jan Matejko, 1886.] Świętosława I of Bohemia or Świętosława of Poland ( cz. Svatava Polská (c. 1046 1048 1 September 1126)) was the third wife of Duke and later King Vratislaus II of Bohemia and since 1085 the first Queen of… …   Wikipedia

  • Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia — Infobox Album Name = Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Type = studio Artist = The Dandy Warhols Released = August 1, 2000 Recorded = 1999 Genre = Rock Length = 56:07 Label = Capitol Producer = Gregg Williams, Courtney Taylor Taylor, Dave Sardy… …   Wikipedia

  • Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia — Bretislaus I ( cs. Břetislav) (born between 1002 and 1005, died 10 January 1055), known as The Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Premyslids, was the duke of Bohemia from 1035 till death. Bretislaus was a son of duke Oldrich and his would be… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”